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|creator = [[User:IlL|IlL]]
|creator = [[User:IlL|IlL]]
|name = {{PAGENAME}}
|name = {{PAGENAME}}
|nativename = Sowaár dasrég
|nativename = Sowaazh dasheg
|pronunciation= /sʊ̀wɑ̌ːɻ tɑ̀ʂɛ́k/
|pronunciation= /sʊ̀wɑ̌ːɻ tɑ̀ʂɛ́k/
|setting= Tricin
|setting= Tricin
|region = Sowaár daSóol, in Txapoalli
|region = Sowaazh daSóol, in Txapoalli
|familycolor=Isolate
|familycolor=Isolate
|script={{PAGENAME}} alphabet
|script={{PAGENAME}} alphabet
|nation=Sowaárp'í (''de facto'')
|nation=Sowaazhp'í (''de facto'')
|agency=none
|agency=none
|iso3=
|iso3=
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (English: ''soo-WAHR''; Amísreg: ''Sowaár da·srég'' /sʊ̀wɑ̌ːɻ tɑ̀ʂɛ́k/, gloss: Sowaár {{sc|3pl}}-language-INAL) is the dominant language in [[Verse:Tricin/Sowaárp'í|Sowaárp'í]] in [[Verse:Tricin/Txapoalli]]. Sowaár is a non-configurational polysynthetic language with a complex verbal morphology.  
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (English: ''soo-WAHR''; Amisheg: ''Sowaazh da·shég'' /sʊ̀wɑ̌ːɻ tɑ̀ʂɛ́k/, gloss: Sowaazh {{sc|3pl}}-language-INAL) is the dominant language in [[Verse:Tricin/Sowaazhp'í|Sowaazhp'í]] in [[Verse:Tricin/Txapoalli]]. Sowaazh is a non-configurational polysynthetic language with a complex verbal morphology.  


{{PAGENAME}} forms a single dialect continuum and is otherwise an isolate.
{{PAGENAME}} forms a single dialect continuum and is otherwise an isolate.
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Go back to the nontonal Navajo + Polish aesthetic
Go back to the nontonal Navajo + Polish aesthetic
==External history==
==External history==
Sowaár is made for a [[Verse:Tricin/Sóol|Japan- and Britain-inspired country]] in Tricin but is intended to be very different from Japanese or English. It is aesthetically inspired mainly by Navajo, and secondarily by Hmong and Vietnamese. On the other hand, its grammar is Inuit-inspired.
Sowaazh is made for a [[Verse:Tricin/Sóol|Japan- and Britain-inspired country]] in Tricin but is intended to be very different from Japanese or English. It is aesthetically inspired mainly by Navajo, and secondarily by Hmong and Vietnamese. On the other hand, its grammar is Inuit-inspired.


==Internal history==
==Internal history==
The name ''Sowaár'' literally means "good people" (from ''so-'' 'good' + ''waár'', an obsolete root meaning 'people'; some draw a connection to Proto-Quame ''*kwarom'').
The name ''Sowaazh'' literally means "good people" (from ''so-'' 'good' + ''waár'', an obsolete root meaning 'people'; some draw a connection to Proto-Quame ''*kwarom'').


Some speculate that {{PAGENAME}} is related to the [[Quame languages]].
Some speculate that {{PAGENAME}} is related to the [[Quame languages]].
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==Phonology==
==Phonology==
The following describes Amísreg (Standard Sowáar) phonology.
The following describes Amisheg (Standard Sowáar) phonology.
===Consonants===
===Consonants===
Amísreg has a large consonant inventory of 36 consonants:
Amisheg has a large consonant inventory of 36 consonants:
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{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style=" text-align:center;"
|+ '''Consonant phonemes in Amísreg'''
|+ '''Consonant phonemes in Amisheg'''
|-
|-
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!  colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="width: 136px; "|
!  rowspan=2 style="width: 68px; " |Labial
!  rowspan=2 style="width: 68px; " |Labial
!  colspan=2 style="width: 68px; " |Dental
!  rowspan=2 style="width: 68px; " |Dental
!  colspan=2 style="width: 68px; " |Retroflex
!  rowspan=2 style="width: 68px; " |Retroflex
!  rowspan=2 style="width: 68px; " |Palatal
!  rowspan=2 style="width: 68px; " |Palatal
!  rowspan=2 style="width: 68px; " |Velar
!  rowspan=2 style="width: 68px; " |Velar
!  rowspan=2 style="width: 68px; " |Glottal
!  rowspan=2 style="width: 68px; " |Glottal
|-
!| <small>central</small>
!| <small>lateral</small>
!| <small>central</small>
!| <small>lateral</small>
|-
|-
!colspan="2"| Nasal
!colspan="2"| Nasal
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| '''n''' /n/
| '''n''' /n/
|
|
| '''nr''' /ɳ/
|  
|  
|  
| '''ny''' /ɲ/
| '''ny''' /ɲ/
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! |<small>tenuis</small>
! |<small>tenuis</small>
| '''b''' /p/
| '''b''' /p/
| '''d''' /t/
| '''d''' /t{{den}}/
| '''dl''' /tl/
|  
| '''dr''' /ʈ/
|  
| '''dlr''' /ʈɭ/
| '''j''' /tɕ/
| '''g''' /k/
| '''g''' /k/
| ''' ' ''' /ʔ/
| ''' ' ''' /ʔ/
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! |<small>aspirated</small>
! |<small>aspirated</small>
| '''p''' /pʰ/
| '''p''' /pʰ/
| '''t''' /tʰ/
| '''t''' /t{{den}}ʰ/
| '''tl''' /tɬʰ/
|  
| '''tr''' /ʈʰ/
|  
| '''tlr''' /ʈɬʵʰ/
| '''c''' /tɕʰ/
| '''k''' /kʰ/
| '''k''' /kʰ/
|  
|  
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! |<small>ejective</small>
! |<small>ejective</small>
|  
|  
| '''t'''' /tʼ/
| '''t'''' /t{{den}}ʼ/
| '''tl'''' /tɬʼ/
|  
| '''tr'''' /ʈʼ/
|  
| '''tlr'''' /ʈɬʵʼ/
| '''c'''' /tɕʼ/
| '''k'''' /kʼ/
| '''k'''' /kʼ/
|
|-
! rowspan="3" style=""  | Affricate
! |<small>tenuis</small>
|
| '''j''' /t{{den}}s{{den}}/
| '''jh''' /tʂ/
| '''jy''' /t{{ś}}/
|
|
|-
! |<small>aspirated</small>
|
| '''c''' /t{{den}}s{{den}}ʰ/
| '''ch''' /tʂʰ/
| '''cy''' /t{{ś}}ʰ/
|
|
|-
! |<small>ejective</small>
|
| '''c' ''' /t{{den}}s{{den}}ʼ/
| '''ch' ''' /tʂʼ/
| '''cy' ''' /t{{ś}}ʼ/
|
|  
|  
|-
|-
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|  
|  
| '''s''' /s/
| '''s''' /s/
| '''ł''' /ɬ/
| '''sh''' /ʂ/
| '''sr''' /ʂ/
| '''sy''' /ɕ/
| '''łr''' /ɬʵ/
| '''x''' /ɕ/
| '''kh''' /x/
| '''kh''' /x/
| '''h''' /h/
| '''h''' /h/
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! colspan="2" style="" |Approximant
! colspan="2" style="" |Approximant
| '''w''' /w/
| '''w''' /w/
|
| '''l''' /l/
| '''l''' /l/
|colspan="2"| '''r''' /ɻ~ɭ/
|
| '''y''' /j/
| '''y''' /j/
|  
|  
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====Notes====
====Notes====
All consonants in Amísreg are long, compared to English and other Sowaár dialects: with plain stops the hold is longer, with aspirated stops the aspiration is longer, and with affricates the frication is longer. The voice onset time of the aspirated and ejective stops is twice as long as that found in most other languages.
All consonants in Amisheg are long, compared to English and other Sowaazh dialects: with plain stops the hold is longer, with aspirated stops the aspiration is longer, and with affricates the frication is longer. The voice onset time of the aspirated and ejective stops is twice as long as that found in most other languages.


Amísreg retroflexes are subapical (like Tamil retroflexes), unlike retroflexes in other accents. Native speakers describe subapical retroflexes as "posh", "deep" or "dignified".
Amisheg retroflexes are subapical (like Tamil retroflexes), unlike retroflexes in other accents. Native speakers describe subapical retroflexes as "posh", "deep" or "dignified".


===Vowels===
===Vowels===
Amísreg has only 4 vowel qualities, although there is phonemic vowel length.
Amisheg has only 4 vowel qualities, although there is phonemic vowel length.
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|+ '''Amisheg oral vowels'''
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===Tone===
===Tone===
Modern Amísreg has a two-level tone system - every word will have at least one high pitched mora but may have more than one, especially in longer words. A mora with high pitch is marked with an acute accent.
Modern Amisheg has a two-level tone system - every word will have at least one high pitched mora but may have more than one, especially in longer words. A mora with high pitch is marked with an acute accent.


Other Sowaár lects have different tonal systems or none. For example, the Cyamányeh lect has no tone.
Other Sowaazh lects have different tonal systems or none. For example, the Cyamányeh lect has no tone.


===Phonotactics===
===Phonotactics===
Sowaár allows no initial clusters.
Sowaazh allows no initial clusters.


===Accents===
===Accents===
:''Main article: [[Sowaár/Accents]]
:''Main article: [[Sowaazh/Accents]]
There are two dimensions of linguistic variation in Sowaár:  
There are two dimensions of linguistic variation in Sowaazh:  
*'''Vocabulary and grammar''': Standard Sowaár (''He'aásreg'') and regional dialects. New Urban Sowaár is a koiné consisting of a mixture of the two, with register changes.
*'''Vocabulary and grammar''': Standard Sowaazh (''He'aásreg'') and regional dialects. New Urban Sowaazh is a koiné consisting of a mixture of the two, with register changes.
**''He'aásreg'' itself is a mixture of a local dialect and Classical Sowaár.
**''He'aásreg'' itself is a mixture of a local dialect and Classical Sowaazh.
*'''Accent''': Even when speaking Standard Sowaár (not a regional dialect), one is usually expected to keep a regional accent. Having no regional accent at all is associated with being upper class. An Amísreg speaker will speak in Standard Sowaár, but the converse is not usually true.
*'''Accent''': Even when speaking Standard Sowaazh (not a regional dialect), one is usually expected to keep a regional accent. Having no regional accent at all is associated with being upper class. An Amisheg speaker will speak in Standard Sowaazh, but the converse is not usually true.


==Orthography==
==Orthography==
All varieties of Sowaár are written in the Sowaár alphabet, which was originally developed as a phonetic notation system like the IPA. Amísreg spelling is based on Conservative Amísreg.
All varieties of Sowaazh are written in the Sowaazh alphabet, which was originally developed as a phonetic notation system like the IPA. Amisheg spelling is based on Conservative Amisheg.


*no dot: mid tone
*no dot: mid tone
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==Sandhi==
==Sandhi==
All Sowaár lects have extensive sandhi systems. The following describes Standard Sowaár sandhi.
All Sowaazh lects have extensive sandhi systems. The following describes Standard Sowaazh sandhi.
===Consonants and vowels===
===Consonants and vowels===
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==Morphology==
==Morphology==
:''Main article: [[Sowaár/Morphology]]''
:''Main article: [[Sowaazh/Morphology]]''
Sowaár is strongly head-marking, like many indigenous languages of North and Central America. More information is conveyed by verbs than in most other languages.  
Sowaazh is strongly head-marking, like many indigenous languages of North and Central America. More information is conveyed by verbs than in most other languages.  


Sowaár has a large number of noun-like constructions which appear on the surface to be phrases, but which are fixed in both meaning and morphology.  
Sowaazh has a large number of noun-like constructions which appear on the surface to be phrases, but which are fixed in both meaning and morphology.  


Example:
Example:


:'''''Sowaár tasr la'dat'oóweyiid'''''
:'''''Sowaazh tasr la'dat'oóweyiid'''''
:/sʊ̀wɑ̌:ɻ tʰɑ̀ʂ lɑ̀ʔtɑ̀tʼǔ:wɛ̀jì:t/
:/sʊ̀wɑ̌:ɻ tʰɑ̀ʂ lɑ̀ʔtɑ̀tʼǔ:wɛ̀jì:t/
:Sowaár da-hasr la'-da-t'oó-e-iid
:Sowaazh da-hasr la'-da-t'oó-e-iid
:Sowaár 3PL.AN-for "all directions"-3PL.AN-radiate/REG-REG=NOMZ.AN (REG = TAM for "regularly does something, as in a job")
:Sowaazh 3PL.AN-for "all directions"-3PL.AN-radiate/REG-REG=NOMZ.AN (REG = TAM for "regularly does something, as in a job")
:''Sowaár Broadcasting Corporation''
:''Sowaazh Broadcasting Corporation''
:Literal translation: "those who regularly send things out in all directions for the Sowaár people"
:Literal translation: "those who regularly send things out in all directions for the Sowaazh people"


==Syntax==
==Syntax==
===Word order===
===Word order===
Amísreg is non-configurational. Noun phrases are head-final.
Amisheg is non-configurational. Noun phrases are head-final.
===Clitics===
===Clitics===
Most conjunctions obey Wackernagel's law; they come after the first syntactic phrase or the first stressed word in a clause.
Most conjunctions obey Wackernagel's law; they come after the first syntactic phrase or the first stressed word in a clause.
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Examples:  
Examples:  
*''lisdrój'' /lɪ̀ʂtʂʊ́c/ = 'I love you' > ''lisdrójeh'' /lɪ̀ʂtʂʊ́ceh/ =  'the fact that I love you'
*''lisdrój'' /lɪ̀ʂtʂʊ́c/ = 'I love you' > ''lisdrójeh'' /lɪ̀ʂtʂʊ́ceh/ =  'the fact that I love you'
*''sriilohóokh'' = 'they pile up forming a line' > ''sriilohóokhin'' = (a type of scale used in Sowaár music)
*''sriilohóokh'' = 'they pile up forming a line' > ''sriilohóokhin'' = (a type of scale used in Sowaazh music)


==Vocabulary==
==Vocabulary==
Sowaár vocabulary is nearly exclusively native. A sparse number of words are from Naquic and Tsimulh languages, and recently, [[Skellan]]. Borrowed words are almost all nouns.
Sowaazh vocabulary is nearly exclusively native. A sparse number of words are from Naquic and Tsimulh languages, and recently, [[Skellan]]. Borrowed words are almost all nouns.


For example:
For example:
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Iña's Moh > Íikhasmoh
Iña's Moh > Íikhasmoh


To abbreviate words, Sowaár uses clipping.
To abbreviate words, Sowaazh uses clipping.
===Transliterating Skellan===
===Transliterating Skellan===
Consonants:
Consonants:
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==Study by non-native speakers==
==Study by non-native speakers==
Due to the popularity of Sowaár pop culture across the globe, Sowaár is commonly learned by Sowaárophile otakus. Sowaár is considered one of the most daunting languages for speakers of most Northern languages, due to its morphological complexity and high degree of diglossia.
Due to the popularity of Sowaazh pop culture across the globe, Sowaazh is commonly learned by Sowaazhophile otakus. Sowaazh is considered one of the most daunting languages for speakers of most Northern languages, due to its morphological complexity and high degree of diglossia.


==Poetry==
==Poetry==
Sowaár poetry uses quantitative meters, like Sanskrit.
Sowaazh poetry uses quantitative meters, like Sanskrit.


(LLLLSLLSSSSSSLLSLLSLL)
(LLLLSLLSSSSSSLLSLLSLL)

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Sowaazh dasheg
Pronunciation[/sʊ̀wɑ̌ːɻ tɑ̀ʂɛ́k/]
Created byIlL
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Official language in
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This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.

Lyaateq (English: soo-WAHR; Amisheg: Sowaazh da·shég /sʊ̀wɑ̌ːɻ tɑ̀ʂɛ́k/, gloss: Sowaazh 3pl-language-INAL) is the dominant language in Sowaazhp'í in Verse:Tricin/Txapoalli. Sowaazh is a non-configurational polysynthetic language with a complex verbal morphology.

Lyaateq forms a single dialect continuum and is otherwise an isolate.

Go back to the nontonal Navajo + Polish aesthetic

External history

Sowaazh is made for a Japan- and Britain-inspired country in Tricin but is intended to be very different from Japanese or English. It is aesthetically inspired mainly by Navajo, and secondarily by Hmong and Vietnamese. On the other hand, its grammar is Inuit-inspired.

Internal history

The name Sowaazh literally means "good people" (from so- 'good' + waár, an obsolete root meaning 'people'; some draw a connection to Proto-Quame *kwarom).

Some speculate that Lyaateq is related to the Quame languages.

Diglossia

Todo

  • Badly irregular ablaut like Navajo
  • Some really short roots
  • Should be different from Navajo and Roshterian but still polysynthetic
  • Some Quame-ish words

Phonology

The following describes Amisheg (Standard Sowáar) phonology.

Consonants

Amisheg has a large consonant inventory of 36 consonants:

Consonant phonemes in Amisheg
Labial Dental Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m /m/ n /n/ ny /ɲ/
Stop tenuis b /p/ d /t̪/ g /k/ ' /ʔ/
aspirated p /pʰ/ t /t̪ʰ/ k /kʰ/
ejective t' /t̪ʼ/ k' /kʼ/
Affricate tenuis j /t̪s̪/ jh /tʂ/ jy /tɕ/
aspirated c /t̪s̪ʰ/ ch /tʂʰ/ cy /tɕʰ/
ejective c' /t̪s̪ʼ/ ch' /tʂʼ/ cy' /tɕʼ/
Fricative s /s/ sh /ʂ/ sy /ɕ/ kh /x/ h /h/
Approximant w /w/ l /l/ y /j/

Notes

All consonants in Amisheg are long, compared to English and other Sowaazh dialects: with plain stops the hold is longer, with aspirated stops the aspiration is longer, and with affricates the frication is longer. The voice onset time of the aspirated and ejective stops is twice as long as that found in most other languages.

Amisheg retroflexes are subapical (like Tamil retroflexes), unlike retroflexes in other accents. Native speakers describe subapical retroflexes as "posh", "deep" or "dignified".

Vowels

Amisheg has only 4 vowel qualities, although there is phonemic vowel length.

Amisheg oral vowels
Front Back
short long short long
Close i /ɪ/ ii /iː/ o /ʊ/ oo /uː/
Open e /ɛ/ ee /ɛː/ a /ɑ/ aa /ɑː/

Tone

Modern Amisheg has a two-level tone system - every word will have at least one high pitched mora but may have more than one, especially in longer words. A mora with high pitch is marked with an acute accent.

Other Sowaazh lects have different tonal systems or none. For example, the Cyamányeh lect has no tone.

Phonotactics

Sowaazh allows no initial clusters.

Accents

Main article: Sowaazh/Accents

There are two dimensions of linguistic variation in Sowaazh:

  • Vocabulary and grammar: Standard Sowaazh (He'aásreg) and regional dialects. New Urban Sowaazh is a koiné consisting of a mixture of the two, with register changes.
    • He'aásreg itself is a mixture of a local dialect and Classical Sowaazh.
  • Accent: Even when speaking Standard Sowaazh (not a regional dialect), one is usually expected to keep a regional accent. Having no regional accent at all is associated with being upper class. An Amisheg speaker will speak in Standard Sowaazh, but the converse is not usually true.

Orthography

All varieties of Sowaazh are written in the Sowaazh alphabet, which was originally developed as a phonetic notation system like the IPA. Amisheg spelling is based on Conservative Amisheg.

  • no dot: mid tone
  • one dot below: high tone
  • two dots below: low tone (unpronounced)

Writing vernaculars

Sandhi

All Sowaazh lects have extensive sandhi systems. The following describes Standard Sowaazh sandhi.

Consonants and vowels

Tone

Morphology

Main article: Sowaazh/Morphology

Sowaazh is strongly head-marking, like many indigenous languages of North and Central America. More information is conveyed by verbs than in most other languages.

Sowaazh has a large number of noun-like constructions which appear on the surface to be phrases, but which are fixed in both meaning and morphology.

Example:

Sowaazh tasr la'dat'oóweyiid
/sʊ̀wɑ̌:ɻ tʰɑ̀ʂ lɑ̀ʔtɑ̀tʼǔ:wɛ̀jì:t/
Sowaazh da-hasr la'-da-t'oó-e-iid
Sowaazh 3PL.AN-for "all directions"-3PL.AN-radiate/REG-REG=NOMZ.AN (REG = TAM for "regularly does something, as in a job")
Sowaazh Broadcasting Corporation
Literal translation: "those who regularly send things out in all directions for the Sowaazh people"

Syntax

Word order

Amisheg is non-configurational. Noun phrases are head-final.

Clitics

Most conjunctions obey Wackernagel's law; they come after the first syntactic phrase or the first stressed word in a clause.

Nominalizers

Nominalized relative clauses are formed by attaching the nominalizing clitic =in after the clause.

Examples:

  • lisdrój /lɪ̀ʂtʂʊ́c/ = 'I love you' > lisdrójeh /lɪ̀ʂtʂʊ́ceh/ = 'the fact that I love you'
  • sriilohóokh = 'they pile up forming a line' > sriilohóokhin = (a type of scale used in Sowaazh music)

Vocabulary

Sowaazh vocabulary is nearly exclusively native. A sparse number of words are from Naquic and Tsimulh languages, and recently, Skellan. Borrowed words are almost all nouns.

For example:

Khópab daSóol = Clofabolocin (via Skellan Clofab)

glah → gakháh /kaxah/

Hnawcas Amlad → Náwokas Ámkhad

Iña's Moh > Íikhasmoh

To abbreviate words, Sowaazh uses clipping.

Transliterating Skellan

Consonants:

  • /m n ŋ/ = m n n
  • /p t k/ = b d g
  • /pʰ tʰ kʰ/ = p t k
  • /ts tʃ/ = c c
  • /f θ ç χ h/ = p d x kh h
  • /v ð j/ = w d y
  • /s ʃ/ = s x
  • /z ʒ/ = s x
  • /w r r̥ ʟ/ = w r sh kh

Vowels:

  • /i y ə u e~ɛi ø~œy o~ɔu ɛ œ a ɔ/ = ii ii a oo i/eyi i/eyi o/awo e e a a
    • /e ø o/ = i i o for Skellan Eevo, eyi/ewi/awo for Fyxoomian Eevo
  • /ai ui au ɛu iu iə yə uə/ = ayi owi awo ewo iyo iya iya uwa'
  • Fyxoomian: /õˁ ẽˁ~ø̃ˁ ɛ̃ˁ~œ̃ˁ ɔ̃ˁ ãˁ/ = oN iN eN aN aN
  • Skellan: /iɤ yɤ uɤ eɤ øɤ oɤ ɛɤ aɤ ɔɤ/ = iwa iwa owa iwa ewa owa ewa awa awa

Study by non-native speakers

Due to the popularity of Sowaazh pop culture across the globe, Sowaazh is commonly learned by Sowaazhophile otakus. Sowaazh is considered one of the most daunting languages for speakers of most Northern languages, due to its morphological complexity and high degree of diglossia.

Poetry

Sowaazh poetry uses quantitative meters, like Sanskrit.

(LLLLSLLSSSSSSLLSLLSLL)

(LLLSSLSLSSSLLLSLLSL)

Lyoóshaant’ ólo·sjecyida'eéch’ óna da·sk’onyáad shéb (LLSLSSSLSSLSLL)
Gáadeéncyok’ oon·táshojyekaad wehacóozh bijháalyin (LLSLSSSLSSLSLL)

Phrasebook

  • 'Áa'weh khéh = Welcome ("good place")
  • Mehonol'é? = Hello! (gloss: good place, 2SG-CONT-peaceful-INTERR lit. "Are you in peace?")
  • Khahonolíi. = reply to Mehonol'é? (gloss: 1SG-CONT-peaceful-TVF "Yes, I am in peace.")
  • Lihosdróy = I love you.
  • Nótr'ahgará be'saambój. Khooh 'ésjol be'saambojáyee'. = "All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others."

Sample Texts

UDHR

Nórkhantóo...
all=human 3PL-GNOM-be-born 3SG.INAN-from GNOM-STAT-free, 3PL-STAT-PASS-honor=NOM=also and 3PL-GNOM-STAT/deserve=NOM 3INAN-GNOM-STAT/equal
Literally: All people from being born are free; their dignity and rights are equal. They-can-TELIC-think=NOMZ and they-can-know-good=NOM, they can use it, they must thus move themselves in the face of each other as if they were brothers.

Serenity

Literally: May I be at peace with what I cannot change, boldly change what I can change, and by thinking wisely, tell the two situations apart.
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